(CNN) -- You voted: he won. Revered by the masses of moviegoers worldwide, it came as no surprise that Martin Scorsese ("Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "The Departed") topped the Screening Room's "Directors Cut" poll. Martin Scorsese: You voted him best director in our Screening Room poll Walking away with 15 percent of your votes, Scorsese's hard-hitting documentary style, quickfire editing, fondness for NYC backdrops and rapport with De Niro make him your top director. Born on November 17, 1942, as a child Scorsese struggled with his health. The movies -- along with the church -- became a haven for him. "When I was a kid I had terrible asthma -- I didn't go out at all," he told CNN at a masterclass at the 2007 Marrakech Film Festival. "I was out on the streets, yes, but I was not athletic in any way and so the movie theatre was a refuge."

"Taxi Driver" followed three years later, while 1980's "Raging Bull" probably saw

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- Best Director Oscar's finest performance under Scorsese.
- CNN's finest performance under Scorsese.
- De Niro's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Directors Cut's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Goodfellas's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Marrakech Film Festival's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Martin Scorsese's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Mean Streets's finest performance under Scorsese.
- NYC's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Raging Bull's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Scorsese's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Screening Room's finest performance under Scorsese.
- Taxi Driver's finest performance under Scorsese.
- The Departed's finest performance under Scorsese.


De Niro's finest performance under Scorsese.